Natural Causes: An Inspector McLean Novel, Book 1

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of James Oswald's gripping new Inspector McLean crime thriller Natural Causes, read by the actor Ian Hanmore. A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago.For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority - but he is haunted by the young victim and her grisly death.

A Journal of Sin: A Sarah Gladstone Thriller, Book 1

A murdered priest leaves behind records of confessional secrets. Secrets someone would prefer he took to the grave. A small town in the English countryside isolated by a severe storm, and a young female officer, alone and out of her depth. A troubled priest is brutally murdered, leaving behind a journal of the residents' confessional secrets; secrets certain people would have preferred he took to the grave.

'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!' Charles Dickens' ghostly tale of sour and stingy miser Ebenezer Scrooge has captivated readers, listeners and audiences for over 150 years. This Christmas, Audible Studios brings this story to life in an audio drama featuring an all-star cast.

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Publisher's Summary

Using a tanning salon as a front, Edinburgh-based Carlos Morales arranges contract killings. But his hit man's in jail and won't be out for a while. So when an anonymous payment arrives, Carlos decides to take the job on himself. But once the 'mark' is revealed, Carlos re-thinks his plan. This is no longer business - it's personal - because the 'mark' is his mother.

I give 2 stars because I wanted to finish the book to find out what happened, but really there was far too much uneccessary use of the 'F' word and similar language,(it didn't add anything), the story was actually a bit daft - I am glad it was only a short one as I wouldn't have wasted time had it been a long tale unabridged, as is my usual preference.

The writing style, apart from the bad language was ok and I might be tempted to download a sample of a different book by the author to my kindle to see if it is any better.

the narrator was experiencing a breakdown - the reader is similarly confused -I think the unreliable narrator would have worked better if the story had been told backwards or in flashback. going at it in strict chronology left the listener is as confused as the narrator

Would you be willing to try another book from Allan Guthrie? Why or why not?

at the end the author did leave me wanting more. I would like to try a longer book in which he had more time to explore the themes - I would like to see if Allan Guthrie could actually carry this off. don't know if I'd blow a credit - maybe if it was on sale.

What does Joe Dunlop bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He was OK. I think a narrator that really sunk into the chavish banter and dialect of lower class Edinburgh would have brought the story to life better and made it more fun.

Could you see Killing Mum being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

could see this as a movie with real Scottish actors young and hungry some unknowns with a flair for comedy

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